Oven repair statistics
The oven is the fifth most repaired appliance: 57,436 interventions recorded in the Archimede management system from July 2019 to March 2026, accounting for 6.3% of all interventions (906,994 total).
The oven has a unique fault profile: the most reported fault is not a functional symptom ("won't start", "won't heat") but a generic technical diagnosis — "electrical fault" — which dominates the rankings at 27.8%. The brand mix is also distinctive: Smeg (9.4%) and Franke (5.4%) appear only here, and Samsung (2.9%) is nearly irrelevant. All figures come from the activity of service centres that use the Archimede management system.
For the overview across all appliance types: appliance repair statistics.
Most common faults
"Electrical fault" is the most reported problem — heating elements, thermostats, electronic boards. It is not a symptom the customer perceives directly, but an engineer's diagnosis. Next come "won't heat" (16.1%), "won't start" (14.9%) and "won't turn on" (14.2%). The oven is the only appliance where an electrical fault dominates the rankings.
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| Fault | Occurrences | % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical fault | 10,880 | 27.8% |
| Won't heat | 6,297 | 16.1% |
| Won't start | 5,834 | 14.9% |
| Won't turn on | 5,540 | 14.2% |
| Turns off | 1,482 | 3.8% |
| Broken glass | 1,383 | 3.5% |
| Door won't close | 1,332 | 3.4% |
| Door seal | 1,049 | 2.7% |
| Error code | 961 | 2.5% |
| Heating element | 947 | 2.4% |
Worth noting: "broken glass" (3.5%) and "heating element" (2.4%) are oven-specific faults, absent from every other appliance category. The door glass and the heating elements are components unique to the oven that generate their own stream of repair requests. Engineer guidance: oven not heating, won't turn on, door won't close, trips the circuit breaker, fan stops.
Most repaired brands
Whirlpool is the most repaired brand, followed by Ariston (10.9%). Together (same corporate group) they account for 24.7% — nearly one oven in four. Smeg (9.4%) and Franke (5.4%) appear in the rankings only for the oven — they are brands specialised in cooking. Samsung (2.9%) and LG are nearly absent: the oven market is dominated by European brands.
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| Brand | Interventions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool | 7,946 | 13.8% |
| Ariston | 6,243 | 10.9% |
| Smeg | 5,381 | 9.4% |
| Electrolux | 4,412 | 7.7% |
| Rex | 3,892 | 6.8% |
| Franke | 3,115 | 5.4% |
| Candy | 2,930 | 5.1% |
| Bosch | 2,260 | 3.9% |
| Siemens | 1,762 | 3.1% |
| Samsung | 1,668 | 2.9% |
| Indesit | 1,504 | 2.6% |
| Ikea | 1,244 | 2.2% |
| AEG | 1,158 | 2.0% |
| Neff | 1,022 | 1.8% |
| Beko | 903 | 1.6% |
| Hotpoint | 899 | 1.6% |
| Miele | 877 | 1.5% |
| Ilve | 764 | 1.3% |
| Other | 9,456 | 16.5% |
Worth noting: the "Other" entry at 16.5% is the highest of any appliance category — the oven market is highly fragmented, with dozens of niche brands (Ilve, Neff, Scholtes, Lofra, Bertazzoni). Ikea (2.2%) appears almost exclusively in the oven: Ikea ovens are manufactured by the Whirlpool group and share the same components. Electrolux and Rex (same corporate group) together reach 14.5%.
Most frequent error codes
The oven has a moderate number of error codes, concentrated on two brands: Whirlpool (6 codes out of 20) and Ariston (4 out of 20). The most frequent is F01 Whirlpool with 79 occurrences, followed by F03 Whirlpool (78). The figures are similar to the tumble dryer and far lower than the dishwasher (where E15 Bosch reaches 4,429).
| Code | Brand | Fault | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| F01 | Whirlpool | Won't start | 79 |
| F03 | Whirlpool | Won't turn on | 78 |
| F01 | Ariston | Electrical fault | 55 |
| F24 | Ariston | Electrical fault | 50 |
| F07 | Whirlpool | Electrical fault | 39 |
| F01 | Hotpoint | Won't turn on | 32 |
| F07 | Ikea | Won't start | 26 |
| F02 | Whirlpool | Won't turn on | 25 |
| F12 | Ariston | Won't turn on | 21 |
| F05 | Whirlpool | — | 20 |
The same F01 code appears on Whirlpool (79), Ariston (55), Hotpoint (32), Ikea (12) and Indesit (11) — all brands within the Whirlpool group. Combined, that makes 189 occurrences: the most frequent oven code overall, even though it is spread across several brands. The F24 Ariston (50) indicates an electronic board fault; the same code appears on Hotpoint and Indesit.
Fault profiles by brand
"Electrical fault" leads for every brand, but at markedly different rates. On Electrolux it reaches 43.4% — nearly one intervention in two is an electrical problem. On Smeg it drops to 23.4%. The Electrolux/Rex figure (37–43%) suggests that these brands' ovens, often in service for many years, suffer more than others from worn heating elements, thermostats and boards.
Whirlpool — 7,946 interventions
| Fault | Occurrences | % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical fault | 1,777 | 30.9% |
| Won't start | 956 | 16.6% |
| Won't heat | 936 | 16.3% |
| Won't turn on | 712 | 12.4% |
| Error code | 253 | 4.4% |
Ariston — 6,243 interventions
| Fault | Occurrences | % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical fault | 1,091 | 25.0% |
| Won't heat | 639 | 14.6% |
| Won't turn on | 610 | 14.0% |
| Won't start | 544 | 12.5% |
| Turns off | 222 | 5.1% |
Smeg — 5,381 interventions
| Fault | Occurrences | % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical fault | 883 | 23.4% |
| Won't heat | 767 | 20.3% |
| Won't turn on | 619 | 16.4% |
| Won't start | 547 | 14.5% |
| Door won't close | 184 | 4.9% |
Electrolux — 4,412 interventions
| Fault | Occurrences | % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical fault | 1,359 | 43.4% |
| Won't heat | 446 | 14.2% |
| Won't start | 371 | 11.9% |
| Won't turn on | 285 | 9.1% |
| Turns off | 102 | 3.3% |
Rex — 3,892 interventions
| Fault | Occurrences | % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical fault | 1,055 | 37.3% |
| Won't heat | 478 | 16.9% |
| Won't turn on | 370 | 13.1% |
| Won't start | 361 | 12.8% |
| Broken glass | 99 | 3.5% |
Worth noting: Electrolux has "electrical fault" at 43.4% — the highest value for any fault-brand combination across all the categories analysed by the Lab. Rex (same corporate group) follows at 37.3%. Both brands have an installed base with many older models, where heating elements, thermostats and boards are the first components to fail. Smeg has the most balanced profile, with "won't heat" at 20.3% — the highest value among the brands analysed for this particular fault. Smeg also has "door won't close" at 4.9%, roughly double the average (3.4%).
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Full overview: appliance types, brands and most frequent faults
Ranked by frequency, grouped by appliance type
The most frequent problems for each appliance, in the customer's own words
Faults, brands, error codes and fault profiles by brand
Faults, brands, error codes and fault profiles by brand
"Not cooling" dominates at 45.6% — Samsung the most repaired brand
Electrolux leads at 14.8% — "won't dry" the most common fault
"Won't start" + "won't turn on" = 63% — Franke the most repaired brand
Source and methodology
The data covers oven interventions recorded in the proprietary Archimede management system from July 2019 to March 2026 (57,436 interventions out of 906,994 total). These figures do not represent the appliance repair market as a whole, but the activity of service centres that use the software.
Brand distribution reflects commercial market share. A brand with a high number of interventions is a widely sold brand — not necessarily a less reliable one. Fault classification is based on what the engineer records at the time of the intervention.
Other Lab pages: appliance repair statistics, appliance error codes, common appliance faults, washing machine repairs, dishwasher repairs, fridge repairs, tumble dryer repairs, hob repairs.